[b][color=9966ff]Revamp:[/color] [/b] [sub](Even if I never get to reuse her)[/sub] [indent] WIP [hider=Lihn Phan][center][img]http://i.imgur.com/1WvlyjC.png[/img][hr] [img]https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1578032040974-fb1c32c46385?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjEyMDd9&auto=format&fit=crop&w=1762&q=80[/img] [hr] [h3][b]⫸ B A S I C I N F O R M A T I O N ⫷[/b][/h3] [i]"Character quote 1."[/i][/center] [indent] ▼ [b]| BIRTH NAME : | [/b] [indent]Lihn Thi Phan (潘 氏 靈)[/indent] ▼ [b]| ALSO KNOWN AS: |[/b] [indent]N/A[/indent] ▼ [b]| GENDER : | [/b] [indent]Female[/indent] ▼ [b]| AGE : |[/b] [indent]32[/indent] [/indent] [center][h3][b]⫸ A P P E A R A N C E ⫷[/b][/h3] [i]"Character quote 2."[/i][/center] [indent] ▼ [b]| P H Y S I C AL S T A T S : |[/b] [indent][indent] [b]▸ HEIGHT : |[/b] 5’4” [b]▸ WEIGHT : |[/b] 108lb [b]▸ ETHNICITY : |[/b] Vietnamese [b]▸ HAIR COLOR : |[/b] Black [b]▸ EYE COLOR : |[/b] Dark brown [/indent][/indent] ▼ [b]| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION : |[/b] [indent]Essentially how your character looks. Be detailed here. Go over skin color, build, height, hair (including color, style, etc), scars, and other body alterations (Piercings, tattoos, etc).[/indent] ▼ [b]| ATTIRE : |[/b] [indent]Optional. What is your character's clothing style?[/indent] [/indent] [/hider] [/indent] [hr] [b][color=9966ff]Previous (Baybridge):[/color][/b] [indent][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/160686-baybridge-halcyon-days-superpowers-semi-sandbox/ic]Baybridge Halcyon Days[/url] [hider= Lihn Phan] [hr][center][img]http://i.imgur.com/1WvlyjC.png[/img] [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BoNjl3pCeo[/youtube] [/center][hr][hr] [h3][u][b]Basic Information[/b][/u][/h3] [b]Name:[/b] [INDENT]Lihn Thị Phan (潘 氏 靈 , [i]Phan Thị Lihn)[/i] [/INDENT] [b]Nickname/Alias/Etc:[/b] [INDENT][/INDENT] [b]Gender:[/b] [INDENT]Female[/INDENT] [b]Age:[/b] [INDENT]32 [/INDENT] [b]Height:[/b] [INDENT]5'4"[/INDENT] [b]Weight:[/b] [INDENT]108[/INDENT] [b]Home District:[/b] [INDENT]Greencrest Heights, White Coast[/INDENT] [h3][b][u]Appearance[/u][/b][/h3] [b]Hair Color:[/b] [INDENT]Black[/INDENT] [b]Eye Color:[/b] [INDENT]Deep brown[/INDENT] [b]Ethnicity:[/b] [INDENT]Vietnamese [/INDENT] [b]Physical Appearance:[/b] [INDENT]Lihn is a hardly a tall woman, however she is above the average for her home country. She is somewhat unassuming looking and the kind of person that doesn't stand out. She blends in easily to the crowd. Pure Vietnamese, it is obvious from first appearances that she is from an eastern country. Lihn's dark hair is straight and long, falling past her mid back. While she tends to prefer to keep it loose she will tie it back if it is more practical. It frames a reasonably wide, slightly round face. Her eyes are large, a warm brown, and almond shaped. She has a flat, and broad nose, above thin lips. Her skin tone is a relatively dark yellowish brown colour, indicating that she is from the more Southern areas of Vietnam rather than the North. Lihn has a relatively thin, but fit, body frame. She enjoys participating in sports but has never gotten to the point of properly building up muscles. She is fitter than people who do not exercise but it hasn't filled out her rather petite frame. She has subtle curves, noticeable if enhanced by clothing but hardly anything to brag about. It adds to her more average looks. She generally looks feminine but is hardly the most attractive person around. She's not bad looking but nor is she noticeably good looking. [/INDENT] [b]Attire:[/b] [INDENT]Lihn's attire greatly varies. When planning on doing some running or something more physical she will wear clothing made for when doing sports. She does tend to dress quite nicely, in most cases wearing jeans and a nice shirt. She does also enjoy wearing skirts and dresses and will do so regularly. More rarely, an only in formal settings, Lihn will wear the more traditional Vietnamese dress - a light blue Ao Dai.[/INDENT] [h3][b][u]Personality[/u][/b][/h3] [b]Innate & Outward Personality:[/b] [INDENT]Lihn is a calm, people oriented person. Her personality is far from a force of nature. She prefers to be subtle and how she acts is very similar to how she appears - not immediately noticeable. She is kind hearted and will take her time to listen to others. She is very good with children, having a very close relationship with her own daughter. She enjoys time in the company of others but rarely is one to dictate the conversation. She prefers to listen and go along with the flow. However, just because Lihn tends to be relaxed and follow along with others doesn't mean that she is a pushover. She has something of a no nonsense attitude. If she knows that someone is making up excuses she will, in general, not tolerate it. She is not cruel in the way that she gets this across, however. Even though she doesn't accept excuses and believes everyone should take responsibility for their actions she is gentle in her application of these beliefs. Again, she is not pushy but nor is she easily forced into things herself. Lihn has a deep understanding of human emotion, coming from both her powers and her training in psychology. She can easily read other's emotions without having to activate her empathy, from the way they speak and subtle differences in expressions. She knows how to speak in different situations, how to calm someone down who is distraught and how to help someone feel better. Lihn is also quite a sturdy person emotionally. She has had to build up a certain resistance to being moved by others emotions and as a result is unlikely to panic when someone gets overly angry or to be intimidated when threatened. However with this emotional detachment comes an air of aloofness, no matter how kind and socially aware she is. [/INDENT] [b]Hobbies/Interests:[/b] [INDENT][i]Running[/i]: Lihn was quite sporty in her youth, and still goes out on runs when she has time. [i]Sewing[/i]: Though at a young age Lihn disliked more 'girly' activities she has in recent years picked up an interest in sewing. She does this relatively regularly, often when relaxing at home, and has made some nice clothing. [i]Reading[/i]: Lihn enjoys reading, both fictional and non-fictional. Her main reading interest is in fantasy, sci-fi and dystopian in terms of fiction. For non-fiction she reads a lot of psychology based books. [i]Human Brain[/i]: Lihn has an interest on how the brain works, especially the mental aspects of this. Her interest is even more pronounced in terms of metahumans - as to whether there are brain differences. She also has a good interest in how emotions work and affect the brain. [/INDENT] [b]Skills/Talents:[/b] [INDENT][i]Psychology[/i]: Lihn has a degree in psychology, and as a result knows a good amount about the human brain. She took interest in metahuman aspects as well but was not interested in joining organisations such as DOVE. [i]Children[/i]: Lihn is also quite good with children, something that made her consider going into teaching. She is patient enough with them and seems to know the right thing to do to quieten a baby or keep a child happy. [i]Sports[/i]: At a younger age Lihn was good at, and enjoyed, sports. She still does but she doesn't participate in them much anymore. Are main sports were badminton, and running. [i]People[/i]: Lihn just generally has good people skills, finding it easy to talk with people and help them with their problems. People find her easy to trust and she is more than willing to lend a listening ear. [/INDENT] [b]Goals/Motivation[/b] [INDENT][i]Family[/i]: Lihn is motivated to protect the small family she has. She loves her young daughter dearly, and is quite close to her half- brother. She would do a lot to make sure they are safe. However she is also motivated to avoid the family she has left in Vietnam. [i]Knowledge[/i]: Lihn has a long term goal to gain more knowledge on metahumans, especially in relation to mental states and whether their brains work. She doesn't have much access to information out with of herself and her metahuman family.[/INDENT] [b]History/Bio:[/b] [INDENT][hider=Early Days]Lihn was born in South Vietnam to a farmer and his wife. They were not particularly well off, but they were not poor - her father was a farmer by choice, having left his family in the city. They had a small farm and mostly prospered off the fact that their animals were better than all others. Unknown to Lihn at the time this was due to her father's metahuman abilities in relation to animals. Lihn was five when her own powers developed. She began to sense the emotions of all the humans around her, unable to stand it out and constantly bedridden due to migraines caused by this. Unfortunately for the family the small community they lived in was not particularly friendly to meta humans and found out about what was afflicting Lihn. It turned out her mother also did know of her father's powers and shared very similar views to the other people in the community. Lihn and her father were forced to run. With money saved up the two of them managed to immigrate to America. It was difficult, but eventually they were allowed to settle down and make a new life with the decision to get full citizenship as soon as possible. The city they chose to live in was Verthaven. Here her father met another woman, and within a year and a half of living in America the two were married. Another year a half and along came Lihn's younger half brother, Kei. The eight year age gap made it difficult for Lihn to see eye to eye with her younger brother. However there was no jealousy from Lihn's side - she was more than happy to have a new family. Lihn left her family to study psychology at college in a difference city when she graduated highschool at 18. By now she was a full American citizen, speaking English as well as her birth language of Vietnamese. She kept in contact with her family while there, and occasionally they would visit. During this time period she got slightly closer to her brother - he was becoming slightly more mature. After graduating, just turned twenty two, Lihn moved to Baybridge to try and find a job. Upon moving into a small flat her brother decided to visit to, essentially, test out her new home and spend some time away from parents who were getting on his nerves. Kei never went back to live with his parents. It was lucky he was staying with Lihn, as his parent's tragically died in the Verthaven Disaster - two among many. It was a difficult time for both. Lihn was suddenly given the responsibility of looking after her then fourteen year old brother. A series of slightly bad decisions on her part, nights out more drunk than she should be, ended up with her pregnant with the child of an unknown father. It was enough of a shock for Lihn to return to her responsible self. With a child on the way she only worked harder at her job, becoming a well respected therapist for her age. She earned enough money to move out of the more shoddy Springtown and into a better area. Her daughter, Thanh, was born on time and healthy.[/hider] [hider=Baybridge Disasters]In the six years afterwards years life has been more normal for Lihn. She has managed to juggle raising a child, working as a therapist and making sure her lazy half-brother does more than just lying about and is planning to continue doing so. However the relatively peaceful life she lived with her family was soon interrupted by a series of disasters in Baybridge. While Lihn herself was not caught in any of the overloads, her brother was. In fact he was the one who overloaded first; causing a massive ice storm with his cryokinesis. This meant he had to move into DOVE/RAVEN custody for his own protection leaving Lihn to look after Thanh alone. He then got caught up in the second overload, and hospitalised. Lihn began to lose non-meta clients due to overall anti metahuman sentiments. Lihn got caught in Eco-Naturá's attack, due to being in the area in an attempt to have a relaxing evening out. She luckily ran into others who helped her get out, unlike others.[/hider] [hider=Family Troubles]After Eco-Naturá’s attack Lihn received an email from her uncle asking her to come to Vietnam. Though she did not know exactly why Lihn did what she was asked, heading over with her daughter and brother. She ended up staying with her aunt for a while before finally being seen by her grandfather, the head of the Phan family. Simply he wanted her to be part of the family again, and to stay in Vietnam. However he wasn’t too happy about the existence of both Thanh and Kei (illegitimate children in his eyes). Lihn agreed to stay in Vietnam for at least a few months. Over these months Lihn was asked to help with business for her family, which she did somewhat reluctantly. As the months went on and she helped with more and more business, seeing Thanh and Kei less than she would’ve liked, she began to grow suspicious of what was going on. A confrontation with her grandfather confirmed that he did know of her empathy and was using her and her power to help him grow his business more. As much as Lihn wanted to go back to the US she couldn’t yet, with threats coming from her grandfather to do with Thanh and Kei. So she continued to help him, though more unhappily. A stroke of luck came when the business her father had set up, and the Phan family itself, was found to have a lot of dealings with criminal organisations within the country and others (such as China). With both her grandfather and uncle arrested it shook up the entire family, leaving Nhât (her cousin) to be the family head. With that all done Lihn returned to Baybridge, after just over a year spent in Vietnam – vowing to not have any part with that side of her family again.[/hider] [hider=Recently]After moving back to Baybridge Lihn managed to find work as a therapist again, though the people who would go to her due to her being a metahuman was still limited. She makes enough, however, and with the extra free time from a loss of clients began to do her own research on meta humans and psychology to aid her. [/hider][/INDENT] [h3][u][b]Relationships[/b][/u][/h3] [b]Family:[/b] [INDENT][hider]Mai Cao (Phan) - Mother Dinh Phan - Father (Deceased, Animal Empathy) Xuân Phan - Half-brother Thanh Phan - Daughter Viên Phan - Grandfather Qui Phan - Grandmother (deceased) Vihn Phan - Uncle Nhât Phan, Hao Phan, Tuân Phan - Cousins Phoung Lý (Phan) - Aunt Giang Lý, Qui Lý, Tuyên Lý, Mihn Lý- Cousins Tien Cao - Half-sister[/hider] [/INDENT] [b]Dynamics:[/b] [indent][hider][h3]| [b]Kei Phan[/b] |[/h3] | [b]Good [/b] | [b]Younger Half- Brother [/b] | [i]"I’m glad Kei is finally doing something for himself."[/i] | [indent]Lihn and Kei got off to a rocky start when younger, but after their father (and Kei's mother) the two have gotten closer when Kei started permanently living with his older sister. They don't always see eye to eye and have their fights, but it's a good enough relationship between the two. Now that Kei has moved out Lihn still see him regularly, and still gets him to babysit Thanh. [/indent] [h3]| [b]Reinald Young[/b] |[/h3] | [b]Neutral[/b] | [b]Acquaintance, sort of[/b] | [i]"If we meet again, I hope it's in person and not in that strange dream world of his."[/i] | [indent]Lihn met Reinald (as Naoki) when doing various jobs for her grandfather in Vietnam, in a dream. It was definitely a strange encounter for Lihn and not one she is particularly in a rush to repeat. She wanted to help him but sadly didn't really get the chance, and the last thing she expected was that he would be living in Baybridge now.[/indent][/hider][/indent] [h3][b][u]Abilities[/u][/b][/h3] [b]Power Class:[/b] [INDENT]Cerebral (Domination) [/INDENT] [b]Power:[/b] Empathy [i]Reading Emotions:[/i] [INDENT]Lihn can read the emotions of others. How much information she gets depends on how hard she concentrates. If an emotion is very strong it is easier to figure out, if it is weak it is more difficult. She can often get a basic idea of the emotions of all those around her however has to concentrate more to get the full picture. Certain emotions are more difficult to sense, such as obscure and very specific emotions. Easy emotions to read are happiness and anger.[/INDENT] [i]Changing Emotions:[/i] [indent]Lihn can subtly change the emotions of people near her. She can effect up to five people, however the change will be less than if just concentrating on one person. The change is subtle and unnoticeable. She essentially takes an emotion than the target is already feeling and increases or decreases the intensity with which they feel it. For example if someone is angry she could reduce this anger slightly, or increase it. This can achieve a variety of effects. She can use it to help people feel, in a way, more confident. However it is quite limited in what it can do.[/indent] [b]Limits:[/b] [INDENT]Lihn can only change and read the emotions of those in her immediate area. She can, roughly, read the emotions of those in a twenty foot radius around her and change them of those in a ten foot radius around her. Lihn must concentrate to change emotions, so any distractions will stop it. The same can be said for reading specific emotions. Lihn's ability to read emotions is technically never turned off. However she has gotten to the level of control where the bombardment of stronger emotions is just like a background noise in her head. However in stressful situations she is likely to be overwhelmed by something like this. [/INDENT] [b]Weaknesses/Drawbacks:[/b] [INDENT]Lihn suffers from severe, often blinding, migraines if she reads emotions for too long. This occurs from her brain essentially being overwhelmed by the different emotions of people. These often cause her to be bedridden for long periods of time. Due to her ability to read emotions always being 'on' incredibly strong emotions around her can be crippling to her mind. They often overwhelm her thoughts meaning she cannot coherently speak or even hear what other people say. This can lead to migraines caused when also actively increasing her ability. Along migraines overwhelming emotions can also have an effect on her emotional state. This often leads to mental breakdowns on Lihn's part, or feeling a variety of emotions. There have been a few times when she has been overwhelmed by other's anger resulting in her resorting to an angry violence. It is difficult to control her ability in incredibly busy places often resulting in too many emotions being registered in her brain at once. This can very negatively affect how she reacts socially and can even physically weaken her.[/INDENT] [b][u]Other:[/u][/b] [INDENT][list][*]Lihn is fluent in English and Vietnamese, but hardly has a talent for other languages [*]Lihn's choice to become a therapist when she is an empath is interesting, due to her essentially putting herself in situations where she will be around people feeling strong emotions.[/list][/INDENT] [/hider] [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/133247-baybridge-era-of-the-old-new-gods-completed/ooc]Baybridge: Era of Old / New Gods[/url] [hider= Lihn Phan] [h3][u][b]Basic Information[/b][/u][/h3] [b]Name:[/b] [INDENT]Lihn Thị Phan (潘 氏 靈 , [i]Phan Thị Lihn)[/i] [/INDENT] [b]Nickname/Alias/Etc:[/b] [INDENT][/INDENT] [b]Gender:[/b] [INDENT]Female[/INDENT] [b]Age:[/b] [INDENT]29 [/INDENT] [b]Height:[/b] [INDENT]5'4"[/INDENT] [b]Weight:[/b] [INDENT]108[/INDENT] [b]Home District:[/b] [INDENT]Greencrest Heights[/INDENT] [h3][b][u]Appearance[/u][/b][/h3] [b]Hair Color:[/b] [INDENT]Black[/INDENT] [b]Eye Color:[/b] [INDENT]Deep brown[/INDENT] [b]Ethnicity:[/b] [INDENT]Vietnamese [/INDENT] [b]Physical Appearance:[/b] [INDENT]Lihn is a hardly a tall woman, however she is above the average for her home country. She is somewhat unassuming looking and the kind of person that doesn't stand out. She blends in easily to the crowd. Pure Vietnamese, it is obvious from first appearances that she is from an eastern country. Lihn's dark hair is straight and long, falling past her mid back. While she tends to prefer to keep it loose she will tie it back if it is more practical. It frames a reasonably wide, slightly round face. Her eyes are large, a warm brown, and almond shaped. She has a flat, and broad nose, above thin lips. Her skin tone is a relatively dark yellowish brown colour, indicating that she is from the more Southern areas of Vietnam rather than the North. Lihn has a relatively thin, but fit, body frame. She enjoys participating in sports but has never gotten to the point of properly building up muscles. She is fitter than people who do not exercise but it hasn't filled out her rather petite frame. She has subtle curves, noticeable if enhanced by clothing but hardly anything to brag about. It adds to her more average looks. She generally looks feminine but is hardly the most attractive person around. She's not bad looking but nor is she noticeably good looking. [/INDENT] [b]Attire:[/b] [INDENT]Lihn's attire greatly varies. When planning on doing some running or something more physical she will wear clothing made for when doing sports. She does tend to dress quite nicely, in most cases wearing jeans and a nice shirt. She does also enjoy wearing skirts and dresses and will do so regularly. More rarely, an only in formal settings, Lihn will wear the more traditional Vietnamese dress - a light blue Ao Dai.[/INDENT] [h3][b][u]Personality[/u][/b][/h3] [b]Innate & Outward Personality:[/b] [INDENT]Lihn is a calm, people oriented person. Her personality is far from a force of nature. She prefers to be subtle and how she acts is very similar to how she appears - not immediately noticeable. She is kind hearted and will take her time to listen to others. She is very good with children, having a very close relationship with her own daughter. She enjoys time in the company of others but rarely is one to dictate the conversation. She prefers to listen and go along with the flow. However, just because Lihn tends to be relaxed and follow along with others doesn't mean that she is a pushover. She has something of a no nonsense attitude. If she knows that someone is making up excuses she will, in general, not tolerate it. She is not cruel in the way that she gets this across, however. Even though she doesn't accept excuses and believes everyone should take responsibility for their actions she is gentle in her application of these beliefs. Again, she is not pushy but nor is she easily forced into things herself. Lihn has a deep understanding of human emotion, coming from both her powers and her training in psychology. She can easily read other's emotions without having to activate her empathy, from the way they speak and subtle differences in expressions. She knows how to speak in different situations, how to calm someone down who is distraught and how to help someone feel better. Lihn is also quite a sturdy person emotionally. She has had to build up a certain resistance to being moved by others emotions and as a result is unlikely to panic when someone gets overly angry or to be intimidated when threatened. However with this emotional detachment comes an air of aloofness, no matter how kind and socially aware she is. [/INDENT] [b]Hobbies/Interests:[/b] [INDENT][i]Running[/i]: Lihn was quite sporty in her youth, and still goes out on runs when she has time. [i]Sewing[/i]: Though at a young age Lihn disliked more 'girly' activities she has in recent years picked up an interest in sewing. She does this relatively regularly, often when relaxing at home, and has made some nice clothing. [i]Reading[/i]: Lihn enjoys reading, both fictional and non-fictional. Her main reading interest is in fantasy, sci-fi and dystopian in terms of fiction. For non-fiction she reads a lot of psychology based books. [i]Human Brain[/i]: Lihn has an interest on how the brain works, especially the mental aspects of this. Her interest is even more pronounced in terms of metahumans - as to whether there are brain differences. She also has a good interest in how emotions work and affect the brain. [/INDENT] [b]Skills/Talents:[/b] [INDENT][i]Psychology[/i]: Lihn has a degree in psychology, and as a result knows a good amount about the human brain. She took interest in metahuman aspects as well but was not interested in joining organisations such as DOVE. [i]Children[/i]: Lihn is also quite good with children, something that made her consider going into teaching. She is patient enough with them and seems to know the right thing to do to quieten a baby or keep a child happy. [i]Sports[/i]: At a younger age Lihn was good at, and enjoyed, sports. She still does but she doesn't participate in them much anymore. Are main sports were badminton, and running. [i]People[/i]: Lihn just generally has good people schools, finding it easy to talk with people and help them with their problems. People find her easy to trust and she is more than willing to lend a listening ear. [/INDENT] [b]Goals/Motivation[/b] [INDENT][i]Family[/i]: Lihn is motivated to protect the small family she has. She loves her young daughter dearly, and is quite close to her half- brother. She would do a lot to make sure they are safe. [i]Knowledge[/i]: Lihn has a long term goal to gain more knowledge on metahumans, especially in relation to mental states and whether their brains work. She doesn't have much access to information out with of herself and her metahuman family.[/INDENT] [b]History/Bio:[/b] [INDENT]Lihn was born in South Vietnam to a farmer and his wife. They were not particularly well off, but they were not poor - her father was a farmer by choice, having left his family in the city. They had a small farm and mostly prospered off the fact that their animals were better than all others. Unknown to Lihn at the time this was due to her father's metahuman abilities in relation to animals. Lihn was five when her own powers developed. She began to sense the emotions of all the humans around her, unable to stand it out and constantly bedridden due to migraines caused by this. Unfortunately for the family the small community they lived in was not particularly friendly to meta humans and found out about what was afflicting Lihn. It turned out her mother also did know of her father's powers and shared very similar views to the other people in the community. Lihn and her father were forced to run. With money saved up the two of them managed to immigrate to America. It was difficult, but eventually they were allowed to settle down and make a new life with the decision to get full citizenship as soon as possible. The city they chose to live in was Verthaven. Here her father met another woman, and within a year and a half of living in America the two were married. Another year a half and along came Lihn's younger half brother, Kei. The eight year age gap made it difficult for Lihn to see eye to eye with her younger brother. However there was no jealousy from Lihn's side - she was more than happy to have a new family. Lihn left her family to study psychology at college in a difference city when she graduated highschool at 18. By now she was a full American citizen, speaking English as well as her birth language of Vietnamese. She kept in contact with her family while there, and occasionally they would visit. During this time period she got slightly closer to her brother - he was becoming slightly more mature. After graduating, just turned twenty two, Lihn moved to Baybridge to try and find a job. Upon moving into a small flat her brother decided to visit to, essentially, test out her new home and spend some time away from parents who were getting on his nerves. Kei never went back to live with his parents. It was lucky he was staying with Lihn, as his parent's tragically died in the Verthaven Disaster - two among many. It was a difficult time for both. Lihn was suddenly given the responsibility of looking after her then fourteen year old brother. A series of slightly bad decisions on her part, nights out more drunk than she should be, ended up with her pregnant with the child of an unknown father. It was enough of a shock for Lihn to return to her responsible self. With a child on the way she only worked harder at her job, becoming a well respected therapist for her age. She earned enough money to move out of the more shoddy Springtown and into a better area. Her daughter, Thanh, was born on time and healthy. In the last six years life has been more normal for Lihn. She has managed to juggle raising a child, working as a therapist and making sure her lazy half-brother does more than just lying about and is planning to continue doing so. However the relatively peaceful life she lived with her family was soon interrupted by a series of disasters in Baybridge. While Lihn herself was not caught in any of the overloads, her brother was. In fact he was the one who overloaded first; causing a massive ice storm with his cryokinesis. This meant he had to move into DOVE/RAVEN custody for his own protection leaving Lihn to look after Thanh alone. He then got caught up in the second overload, and hospitalised. Lihn began to lose non-meta clients due to overall anti metahuman sentiments. Lihn got caught in Eco-Naturá's attack, due to being in the area in an attempt to have a relaxing evening out. She luckily ran into others who helped her get out, unlike others. Now due to a recent email from her uncle her, Kei and Thanh have all taken a trip to Vietnam to visit family.[/INDENT] [h3][u][b]Relationships[/b][/u][/h3] [b]Family:[/b] [INDENT]Mai Cao (Phan) - Mother Dinh Phan - Father (Deceased, Animal Empathy) Xuân Phan - Half-brother Thanh Phan - Daughter Viên Phan - Grandfather Qui Phan - Grandmother (deceased) Vihn Phan - Uncle Nhât Phan, Hao Phan, Tuân Phan - Cousins Phoung Lý (Phan) - Aunt Giang Lý, Qui Lý, Tuyên Lý, Mihn Lý- Cousins Tien Cao - Half-sister [/INDENT] [b]Dynamics:[/b] [indent][h3]| [b]Kei Phan[/b] |[/h3] | [b]Good [/b] | [b]Younger Half- Brother [/b] | [i]"Kei and I get on, I just wish he spent more time outside and with people."[/i] | [indent]Lihn and Kei got off to a rocky start when younger, but after their father (and Kei's mother) the two have gotten closer as Kei started permanently living with his older sister. They don't always see eye to eye and have their fights, but it's a good enough relationship between the two. [/indent] [h3]| [b]Lihua Zhao[/b] |[/h3] | [b]Good [/b] | [b]Client [/b] | [i]"Lihua and I have some similarities. I'm hoping that will help me help her."[/i] | [indent]Lihn is Lihua's neighbour and current therapist. They are friendly with each other and Lihn finds that she gets on quite well with Lihua. Still, sometimes she finds it difficult as Lihua's therapist - there is only so much she can do to help, and she can tell that it isn't always working. [/indent][/indent] [h3][b][u]Abilities[/u][/b][/h3] [b]Power Class:[/b] [INDENT]Cerebral (Domination) [/INDENT] [b]Power:[/b] Empathy [i]Reading Emotions:[/i] [INDENT]Lihn can read the emotions of others. How much information she gets depends on how hard she concentrates. If an emotion is very strong it is easier to figure out, if it is weak it is more difficult. She can often get a basic idea of the emotions of all those around her however has to concentrate more to get the full picture. Certain emotions are more difficult to sense, such as obscure and very specific emotions. Easy emotions to read are happiness and anger.[/INDENT] [i]Changing Emotions:[/i] [indent]Lihn can subtly change the emotions of people near her. She can effect up to five people, however the change will be less than if just concentrating on one person. The change is subtle and unnoticeable. She essentially takes an emotion than the target is already feeling and increases or decreases the intensity with which they feel it. For example if someone is angry she could reduce this anger slightly, or increase it. This can achieve a variety of effects. She can use it to help people feel, in a way, more confident. However it is quite limited in what it can do.[/indent] [b]Limits:[/b] [INDENT]Lihn can only change and read the emotions of those in her immediate area. She can, roughly, read the emotions of those in a twenty foot radius around her and change them of those in a ten foot radius around her. Lihn must concentrate to change emotions, so any distractions will stop it. The same can be said for reading specific emotions. Lihn's ability to read emotions is technically never turned off. However she has gotten to the level of control where the bombardment of stronger emotions is just like a background noise in her head. However in stressful situations she is likely to be overwhelmed by something like this. [/INDENT] [b]Weaknesses/Drawbacks:[/b] [INDENT]Lihn suffers from severe, often blinding, migraines if she reads emotions for too long. This occurs from her brain essentially being overwhelmed by the different emotions of people. These often cause her to be bedridden for long periods of time. Due to her ability to read emotions always being 'on' incredibly strong emotions around her can be crippling to her mind. They often overwhelm her thoughts meaning she cannot coherently speak or even hear what other people say. This can lead to migraines caused when also actively increasing her ability. Along migraines overwhelming emotions can also have an effect on her emotional state. This often leads to mental breakdowns on Lihn's part, or feeling a variety of emotions. There have been a few times when she has been overwhelmed by other's anger resulting in her resorting to an angry violence. It is difficult to control her ability in incredibly busy places often resulting in too many emotions being registered in her brain at once. This can very negatively affect how she reacts socially and can even physically weaken her.[/INDENT] [b][u]Other:[/u][/b] [INDENT][list][*]Lihn is fluent in English and Vietnamese, but hardly has a talent for other languages [*]Lihn's choice to become a therapist when she is an empath is interesting, due to her essentially putting herself in situations where she will be around people feeling strong emotions.[/list][/INDENT] [/hider] [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/125141-baybridge-old-ghosts-completed/ooc]Baybridge: Old Ghosts[/url] [hider= Lihn Phan] [h3][u][b]Basic Information[/b][/u][/h3] [b]Name:[/b] [INDENT]Lihn Thị Phan (潘 氏 靈 , [i]Phan Thị Lihn[/i] [/INDENT] [b]Nickname/Alias/Etc:[/b] [INDENT][/INDENT] [b]Gender:[/b] [INDENT]Female[/INDENT] [b]Age:[/b] [INDENT]29 [/INDENT] [b]Height:[/b] [INDENT]5'4"[/INDENT] [b]Weight:[/b] [INDENT]108[/INDENT] [b]Home District:[/b] [INDENT]Greencrest Heights[/INDENT] [h3][b][u]Appearance[/u][/b][/h3] [b]Hair Color:[/b] [INDENT]Black[/INDENT] [b]Eye Color:[/b] [INDENT]Deep brown[/INDENT] [b]Ethnicity:[/b] [INDENT]Vietnamese [/INDENT] [b]Physical Appearance:[/b] [INDENT]Lihn is a hardly a tall woman, however she is above the average for her home country. She is somewhat unassuming looking and the kind of person that doesn't stand out. She blends in easily to the crowd. Pure Vietnamese, it is obvious from first appearances that she is from an eastern country. Lihn's dark hair is straight and long, falling past her mid back. While she tends to prefer to keep it loose she will tie it back if it is more practical. It frames a reasonably wide, slightly round face. Her eyes are large, a warm brown, and almond shaped. She has a flat, and broad nose, above thin lips. Her skin tone is a relatively dark yellowish brown colour, indicating that she is from the more Southern areas of Vietnam rather than the north. Lihn has a relatively thin, but fit, body frame. She enjoys participating in sports but has never gotten to the point of properly building up muscles. She is fitter than people who do not exercise but it hasn't filled out her rather petite frame. She has subtle curves, noticeable if enhanced by clothing but hardly anything to brag about. It adds to her more average looks. She generally looks feminine but is hardly the most attractive person around. She's not bad looking but nor is she noticeably good looking. [/INDENT] [b]Attire:[/b] [INDENT]Lihn's attire greatly varies. When planning on doing some running or something more physical she will wear clothing made for when doing sports. She does tend to dress quite nicely, in most cases wearing jeans and a nice shirt. She does also enjoy wearing skirts and dresses and will do so regularly. More rarely, an only in formal settings, Lihn will wear the more traditional Vietnamese dress - a light blue Ao Dai.[/INDENT] [h3][b][u]Personality[/u][/b][/h3] [b]Innate & Outward Personality:[/b] [INDENT]Lihn is a calm, people oriented person. Her personality is far from a force of nature. She prefers to be subtle and how she acts is very similar to how she appears - not immediately noticeable. She is kind hearted and will take her time to listen to others. She is very good with children, having a very close relationship with her own daughter. She enjoys time in the company of others but rarely is one to dictate the conversation. She prefers to listen and go along with the flow. However, just because Lihn tends to be relaxed and follow along with others doesn't mean that she is a pushover. She has something of a no nonsense attitude. If she knows that someone is making up excuses she will, in general, not tolerate it. She is not cruel in the way that she gets this across, however. Even though she doesn't accept excuses and believes everyone should take responsibility for their actions she is gentle in her application of these beliefs. Again, she is not pushy but nor is she easily forced into things herself. Lihn has a deep understanding of human emotion, coming from both her powers and her training in psychology. She can easily read other's emotions without having to activate her empathy, from the way they speak and subtle differences in expressions. She knows how to speak in different situations, how to calm someone down who is distraught and how to help someone feel better. Lihn is also quite a sturdy person emotionally. She has had to build up a certain resistance to being moved by others emotions and as a result is unlikely to panic when someone gets overly angry or to be intimidated when threatened. However with this emotional detachment comes an air of aloofness, no matter how kind and socially aware she is. [/INDENT] [b]Hobbies/Interests:[/b] [INDENT][i]Running[/i]: Lihn was quite sporty in her youth, and still goes out on runs when she has time. [i]Sewing[/i]: Though at a young age Lihn disliked more 'girly' activities she has in recent years picked up an interest in sewing. She does this relatively regularly, often when relaxing at home, and has made some nice clothing. [i]Reading[/i]: Lihn enjoys reading, both fictional and non-fictional. Her main reading interest is in fantasy, sci-fi and dystopian in terms of fiction. For non-fiction she reads a lot of psychology based books. [i]Human Brain[/i]: Lihn has an interest on how the brain works, especially the mental aspects of this. Her interest is even more pronounced in terms of metahumans - as to whether there are brain differences. She also has a good interest in how emotions work and affect the brain. [/INDENT] [b]Skills/Talents:[/b] [INDENT][i]Psychology[/i]: Lihn has a degree in psychology, and as a result knows a good amount about the human brain. She took interest in metahuman aspects as well but was not interested in joining organisations such as DOVE. [i]Children[/i]: Lihn is also quite good with children, something that made her consider going into teaching. She is patient enough with them and seems to know the right thing to do to quieten a baby or keep a child happy. [i]Sports[/i]: At a younger age Lihn was good at, and enjoyed, sports. She still does but she doesn't participate in them much anymore. Are main sports were badminton, and running. [i]People[/i]: Lihn just generally has good people schools, finding it easy to talk with people and help them with their problems. People find her easy to trust and she is more than willing to lend a listening ear. [/INDENT] [b]Goals/Motivation[/b] [INDENT][i]Family[/i]: Lihn is motivated to protect the small family she has. She loves her young daughter dearly, and is quite close to her half-brother. She would do a lot to make sure they are safe. [i]Knowledge[/i]: Lihn has a long term goal to gain more knowledge on metahumans, especially in relation to mental states and whether their brains work. She doesn't have much access to information out with of herself and her metahuman family.[/INDENT] [b]History/Bio:[/b] [INDENT]Lihn was born in South Vietnam to a farmer and his wife. They were not particularly well off, but they were not poor - her father was a farmer by choice, having left his family in the city. They had a small farm and mostly prospered off the fact that their animals were better than all others. Unknown to Lihn at the time this was due to her father's metahuman abilities in relation to animals. Lihn was five when her own powers developed. She began to sense the emotions of all the humans around her, unable to keep it out and constantly bedridden due to migraines caused by this. Unfortunately for the family the small community they lived in was not particularly friendly to metahumans and found out about what was afflicting Lihn. It turned out her mother also did know of her father's powers and shared very similar views to the other people in the community. Lihn and her father were forced to run. With money saved up the two of them managed to immigrate to America. It was difficult, but eventually they were allowed to settle down and make a new life with the decision to get full citizenship as soon as possible. The city they chose to live in was Verthaven. Here her father met another woman, and within a year and a half of living in America the two were married. Another year a half and along came Lihn's younger half brother, Kei. The eight year age gap made it difficult for Lihn to see eye to eye with her younger brother. However there was no jealousy from Lihn's side - she was more than happy to have a new family. Lihn left her family to study psychology at college in a difference city when she graduated highschool at 18. By now she was a full American citizen, speaking English as well as her birth language of Vietnamese. She kept in contact with her family while there, and occasionally they would visit. During this time period she got slightly closer to her brother - he was becoming slightly more mature. After graduating, just turned twenty two, Lihn moved to Baybridge to try and find a job. Upon moving into a small flat her brother decided to visit to, essentially, test out her new home and spend some time away from parents who were getting on his nerves. Kei never went back to live with his parents. It was lucky he was staying with Lihn, as his parent's tragically died in the Verthaven Disaster - two among many. It was a difficult time for both. Lihn was suddenly given the responsibility of looking after her then fourteen year old brother. A series of slightly bad decisions on her part, nights out more drunk than she should be, ended up with her pregnant with the child of an unknown father. It was enough of a shock for Lihn to return to her responsible self. With a child on the way she only worked harder at her job, becoming a well respected therapist for her age. She earned enough money to move out of the more shoddy Springtown and into a better area. Her daughter, Thanh, was born on time and healthy. In the last six years life has been more normal for Lihn. She has managed to juggle raising a child, working as a therapist and making sure her lazy half-brother does more than just lying about and is planning to continue doing so.[/INDENT] [h3][u][b]Relationships[/b][/u][/h3] [b]Family:[/b] [INDENT]Mai Cao (Phan) - Mother Dinh Phan - Father (Deceased, Animal Empathy) Xuân Phan - Half-brother Thanh Phan - Daughter Viên Phan - Grandfather Qui Phan - Grandmother (deceased) Vihn Phan - Uncle Nhât Phan, Hao Phan, Tuân Phan - Cousins Phoung Lý (Phan) - Aunt Giang Lý, Qui Lý, Tuyên Lý, Mihn Lý- Cousins Tien Cao - Half-sister [/INDENT] [b]Dynamics:[/b] [indent][h3]| [b]Kei Phan[/b] |[/h3] | [b]Good [/b] | [b]Younger Half-Brother [/b] | [i]"Kei and I get on, I just wish he spent more time outside and with people."[/i] | [indent]Lihn and Kei got off to a rocky start when younger, but after their father (and Kei's mother) the two have gotten closer as Kei started permanently living with his older sister. They don't always see eye to eye and have their fights, but it's a good enough relationship between the two. [/indent] [h3]| [b]Lihua Zhao[/b] |[/h3] | [b]Good [/b] | [b]Client [/b] | [i]"Lihua and I have some similarities. I'm hoping that will help me help her."[/i] | [indent]Lihn is Lihua's neighbour and current therapist. They are friendly with each other and Lihn finds that she gets on quite well with Lihua. Still, sometimes she finds it difficult as Lihua's therapist - there is only so much she can do to help, and she can tell that it isn't always working. [/indent][/indent] [h3][b][u]Abilities[/u][/b][/h3] [b]Power Class:[/b] [INDENT]Cerebral (Domination) [/INDENT] [b]Power:[/b] Empathy [i]Reading Emotions:[/i] [INDENT]Lihn can read the emotions of others. How much information she gets depends on how hard she concentrates. If an emotion is very strong it is easier to figure out, if it is weak it is more difficult. She can often get a basic idea of the emotions of all those around her however has to concentrate more to get the full picture. Certain emotions are more difficult to sense, such as obscure and very specific emotions. Easy emotions to read are happiness and anger.[/INDENT] [i]Changing Emotions:[/i] [indent]Lihn can subtly change the emotions of people near her. She can effect up to five people, however the change will be less than if just concentrating on one person. The change is subtle and unnoticeable. She essentially takes an emotion than the target is already feeling and increases or decreases the intensity with which they feel it. For example if someone is angry she could reduce this anger slightly, or increase it. This can achieve a variety of effects. She can use it to help people feel, in a way, more confident. However it is quite limited in what it can do.[/indent] [b]Limits:[/b] [INDENT]Lihn can only change and read the emotions of those in her immediate area. She can, roughly, read the emotions of those in a twenty foot radius around her and change them of those in a ten foot radius around her. Lihn must concentrate to change emotions, so any distractions will stop it. The same can be said for reading specific emotions. Lihn's ability to read emotions is technically never turned off. However she has gotten to the level of control where the bombardment of stronger emotions is just like a background noise in her head. However in stressful situations she is likely to be overwhelmed by something like this. [/INDENT] [b]Weaknesses/Drawbacks:[/b] [INDENT]Lihn suffers from severe, often blinding, migraines if she reads emotions for too long. This occurs from her brain essentially being overwhelmed by the different emotions of people. These often cause her to be bedridden for long periods of time. Due to her ability to read emotions always being 'on' incredibly strong emotions around her can be crippling to her mind. They often overwhelm her thoughts meaning she cannot coherently speak or even hear what other people say. This can lead to migraines caused when also actively increasing her ability. Along migraines overwhelming emotions can also have an effect on her emotional state. This often leads to mental breakdowns on Lihn's part, or feeling a variety of emotions. There have been a few times when she has been overwhelmed by other's anger resulting in her resorting to an angry violence. It is difficult to control her ability in incredibly busy places often resulting in too many emotions being registered in her brain at once. This can very negatively affect how she reacts socially and can even physically weaken her.[/INDENT] [b][u]Other:[/u][/b] [INDENT][list][*]Lihn is fluent in English and Vietnamese, but hardly has a talent for other languages [*]Lihn's choice to become a therapist when she is an empath is interesting, due to her essentially putting herself in situations where she will be around people feeling strong emotions.[/list][/INDENT] [/hider] [/indent]